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Government of the people] |
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[For the people] |
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[By the people] |
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News reporter: |
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Earlier today in Broward County, appalling court |
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judges upheld the previous |
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ruling to ban the sale of Miami rap group the 2 Live Crew's |
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double-platinum album, "Nasty As They Wanna Be," in Broward County. |
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"We think it's the banning of free speech. First Amendment protects |
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material, resultably." |
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Luke (being interviewed): |
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"We don't talk about, uh, harrassing and sexually brutalizing women in |
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my music, man!" |
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"We don't do that in my music, man! I'm tired of you saying that!" |
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Verse 1: Fresh Kid Ice |
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We've got white-collar people trying to grab our style |
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Saying we're too nasty and we're 2 Live |
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Corrupted politicians playing games |
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Bringing us down to boost their fame |
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They must be joking thinking we will fall |
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But they're like flies movin' the wall |
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We stand tall from beginning to end |
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With the help from fans and all our friends |
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Freedom of speech will never die |
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For us to help, our ancestors died |
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Don't keep thinking that we will quit |
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We'll always stand and never sit |
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We're 2 live, 2 black, 2 strong |
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Doing the right thing, and not the wrong |
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So listen up, y'all, to what we say |
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We won't be banned in the U.S.A.! |
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Reporter: |
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"Luke's concerts are for adults" |
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Luke (being interviewed): |
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"If it's an adult show you have to be 18" |
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"Our record is a year old, but with all the publicity, there's a lot of |
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people ... curiosity is around!" |
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"We're selling records to a totally different audience." |
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"I take a precaution that nobody else has not stickered my album, I made |
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TWO versions" |
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Verse 2: Brother Marquis |
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The First Amendment gave us freedom of speech |
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So what you sayin'? It didn't include me? |
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I like to party and have a good time |
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There's nothin' but pleasure written in our rhyme |
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I know you don't think we'll ever quit |
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We've got some people on our side who won't take your lip |
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We're gonna do all the things we wanna do |
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You can't stand to see a brother get as rich as you |
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This is the 90s and we're conin' on strong |
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Sayin' things and doin' things that you're sayin's wrong |
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Wisen up, 'cause on Election Day, |
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We'll see who's banned in the U.S.A.! |
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[The United States of America] |
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[Government of the people] |
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[The United States of America] |
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[For the people] |
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[The United States of America] |
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[By the people] |
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[By the people] |
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Luke (being interviewed): |
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"The show in Hollywood, that was for 21-and-over people, they had police |
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out there, cars of the people coming in the club, and they still |
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arrested us for performing in front of adults!" |
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Luke's speech: |
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What is this?? Is this not America? This is not China! This is not |
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Russia! This is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is |
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America! We have the right to say what we want to say, we have the right |
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to do what we want to do, and what I do in my house, |
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you might not do in your house! |
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So what I do in my house is my business! And the simple fact |
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of it all is that we are BONDED by the First Amendment! We have the |
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freedom of EXPRESSION! We have the freedom of CHOICE! And you, |
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Chinese, black, green, purple, Jew, |
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YOU have the right to listen to whoever |
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you want to, and even the 2 Live Crew! So all you right-wingers, left- |
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wingers, bigots, Communists, there IS a place for you in this world! |
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Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the BRAVE! And 2 Live |
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is what we are |
